The seasonal foods are healthier, cheaper and more environmentally friendly, but … what foods are seasonal in July?
Summer has arrived and the party started. Flip flops, air conditioning and fan. Espetos, paellas in beach bars and fried fish. We will cry later! But the truth is that between vacations and daytime canes, you also want to eat a little healthy, even if it is to help digest everything else, right?
The seasonal foods are healthier, cheaper and more environmentally friendly, but … what foods are seasonal in July? I tell you all of them and I give you ideas for a summer diet without looking like a diet.
What to eat in July?
In July they are at their best all summer fruits, delicious and essential to maintain good hydration when pressing the heat, especially watermelon and melon due to its high water content.
Fill yourself with watermelon and melon . You have probably been doing it since June, but it is now when the melons “will come out good”. Make smoothies, eat fruit breakfast, if in the end … it’s all water ! It is very important that in summer you stay hydrated and we already know that only beer is not worth it.
If you have a good mixer you can make smoothies or smoothies combining different fruits and adding some juice, milk or ice, they are delicious and perfect for snacks! If you also put colored straws and other decorations, the children will be delighted.
As for the vegetables, tomatoes, peppers and cucumber they are at their best to make you a good gazpacho or salmorejo . Also, don’t miss the delicious padrón peppers to accompany any meal, a summer classic.
In fish we have in season the tasty scorpionfish, with which you can make a cold scorpionfish pie for hot summer dinners or that you can take to a picnic or even to the pool.
July is not a month with erre, therefore the seafood will not be at its best except for prawns, shrimp, squid and spider crab. However, the anchovy is great this month, the bonito, the horse mackerel, the grouper, the sardine, the dogfish and the perch.
The tuna and tuna are still in season, try making a grilled belly or a salad with tuna , it takes just a few minutes and is a healthy way to eat blue fish.
The best vegetables this month are zucchini , beets (perfect for making a cold Russian soup) , carrots, brevas and radishes.
Recipes with seasonal ingredients in July
Click on the ingredient that interests you to see all the recipes you can cook:
- Fruits: apricot, melon , plum, banana, apple , cherry, watermelon , avocado, figs, pear and peach. Try making an apple pie (if you put ice cream it would be the bomb) or a cherry gazpacho.
- Vegetables: zucchini , turnip, lettuce , oak lettuce, squash , green beans, bell pepper, carrot and padrón or Herbón peppers . I recommend the cold creams, hummus, bean salad. Fast, light and healthy dishes to keep going with the summer.
- Fish: Avoid the fry and get lukewarm or lukewarm with prawns or shrimp, which also does not make you fat. Try the following fish: swordfish, scorpionfish , sardine , squid , baby squid , lobster, tuna, cuttlefish , bonito, hake and dogfish
In Rechupete Recipes we have made this downloadable so you know at a glance what are the fruits, vegetables and fish that are in season during the month of July .
Download it, share it or print it, you can put it in your fridge, take it to the shopping cart or use it so that the kids of the house learn about seasonal food in July.
Download Seasonal Foods in July
You can easily share the free downloadable tummy with friends and family via email. You can also print them and keep them in a folder so they are always at hand in the kitchen, or put them in your fridge At Rechupete Recipes we like to make your life easier!
Tip: If you keep the printed sheets in laminated sleeves you will keep them safe from food stains and they will last you many years.
